Total Semester Hours required for the Degree: 120 semester hours
Semester Hours required for the Art: Art History Option: 53-61 semester hours
Core Requirements
The Art History option requires a total of 54-62听semester hours and consists of the following. Total hours required varies depending on placement in world听language sequence.
1. 16 Semester Hours of Required Art History and Art Coursework
ART 2012
Asian Art. (3 credits)
ART 2601
Art in the Pre-Modern Era. (3 credits)
ART 2602
Art in the Modern Era. (3 credits)
ART 4775
Seminar in Twentieth-Century Art History and Criticism. (3 credits)
AND
听
ART 1000
Drawing I. (3 credits)
or
ART 1110
Design Fundamentals 2D. (3 credits)
ART 1749
Creative Practices: Fundamental Skills for Creative Success. (1 credits)
2. 30 Semester Hours of Art History Electives Selected From the Following:
听
ART 2300
African-American Art. (3 credits)
ART 3610
African Art. (3 credits)
ART 3611
Art in India and Southeast Asia. (3 credits)
ART 3612
Art in China and Japan. (3 credits)
ART 3630
Greek and Roman Art. (3 credits)
ART 3641
Early Medieval Art. (3 credits)
ART 3642
Romanesque and Gothic Art. (3 credits)
ART 3651
Italian Renaissance Art: Fifteenth Century. (3 credits)
ART 3652
Italian Renaissance Art: Sixteenth Century. (3 credits)
ART 3660
Baroque Art. (3 credits)
ART 3670
Nineteenth-Century Art. (3 credits)
ART 3680
Modern Art. (3 credits)
ART 3681
Contemporary Art. (3 credits)
ART 3685
Women in Art. (3 credits)
ART 3940
History of Graphic Design. (3 credits)
ART 4400
Independent Study I. (1 to 3 credits)
ART 4765
Twentieth-Century American Painting and Sculpture. (3 credits)
3. 8-16 Semester Hours of Required World Language Coursework:
WLS, WLG, WLF听1101 or 1101G (See footnote 1)
WLS, WLG, WLF 1102 or 1102G听(See footnote 1)
WLS, WLG, WLF听2201 or 2201G
WLS, WLG, WLF 2202 or 2202G
Footnotes:
Major GPA based on all art courses taken at EIU.
(Footnote 1) The Art & Design Department recommends students with prior world language experience confer with the Department of World Languages and Cultures to determine appropriate placement in the world听languages sequence. Students must complete coursework up to level 2202G in a single world听language for the Art History option.
Information sourced from the 2026-2027 EIU Undergraduate Catalog.
